The merchandise continues to roll in for Attack On Titan and, like I’ve said in the past, it just seems like nothing is going to break it’s stride any time soon. The latest update to the Attack On Titan merchandise release is that of a “not so colossal” kind; it’s Capsule Machine Figurines. Yes! All around Japan, capsule machines are being filled to the brim with a set of four different Attack On Titan figurines and, let’s just say, they’re not all that…pleasant.
Two of four of these tiny figures are quite gory with one of them being Eren in Titan form splattering a smaller Titan with his fist, like we saw in the series, and the other being an unfortunate man being eaten by a Titan. The other two are look great! One of them is Mikasa using her 3D Maneuver Gear to escape a Titan and the other is the appearance of the Colossal Titan and Eren striking back. They look gross, they look good and it’s all very typical of Attack On Titan.
Nintendo, in conjunction with Sega, announced today that everyone’s favorite plumber will be joining the fastest hedgehog on earth for more Olympic fun! Unlike London, though, Mario and Sonic, and friends are headed to Sochi for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games!
Set to release in Australia and New Zealand on 9th November, Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 will feature 16 different Olympic Events, 8 Dream Events, and more! You’ll even represent your country in the online rankings once the game drops!
Sochi 2014 will be the first game of its kind to utilize the Wii U Gamepad and controllers in tandem! You’ll perform individual and team events. You can even ice skate together using one controller!
For a few screenshots and the Wii U boxart, be sure to check out our gallery below. You can also check out the trailer for the game below this article as well as visiting the game’s official website here.
With many indie developers upset with the lack of transparency in the Steam Greenlight process, Surprise Attack Games is launching the Bigger Boat Service to help indie developers sell their game on other platforms. The service will handle the application process for big name services like Amazon, GOG.com, GamersGate, and GameFly Digital while freeing up precious time for developers to work on their games.
“Our core goal has always been to help independent developers by taking on some of the publishing or marketing tasks without impacting on their independence,” said Chris Wright, Managing Director at Surprise Attack Games. “Bigger Boat is a great example of that – we take something that is problematic for a small team and provide an easy way for them to unlock extra revenue.”
Currently, Megabyte Punch, Ironclad Tactics, Metal Dead, Critical Mass, Huntsman: The Orphanage, Dungeon Dashers, and Jack Houston and the Necronauts are all signed up with the service.
Steam released a slightly smaller batch of games and applications that has been Greenlit this week.
The following titles will be available in the coming weeks and months for PC when the developers feel their product is ready. Some will enter Steam Early Access and others will be released as finished titles.
Paramount Pictures have released another instalment of Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa; a comedy that couldn’t come soon enough for Jackass fans. Based on the previous hilarious clips of the film, it comes to no surprise that Bad Grandpa (Jonny Knoxville) and his young sidekick, Billy are up to no good at the ‘Convenience Mart’.
The exclusive snippet, ‘Convenience Mart’, featured below, reveals that “there is no need for a basket” when it comes to their grocery shopping spree. However, no stealing can go unseen (even if you place the contents around your crotch), therefore the duo must face the wrath of a pissed off female worker.
Worms 3received an update in time for Halloween today. The game received new customization content from the popular 2d platformer Terraria including the Molten Helmet, The Top Hat, 4 new gravestones, and a Terraria themed speechbank. Additionally, eleven Halloween customization items have been added to the game. On the technical side, players should see improvements to the Asynchronous Multiplayer mode along with a variety of bug fixes and optimizations.
Worms 3 is the latest in Team 17‘s long running strategy franchise. Worms 3 was designed with mobile platforms in mind. It features 30 single player missions and four classes of Worms. It is available for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad for $0.99 on iTunes.
Krakow, Poland based indie developers Bloober Team has announced their upcoming PlayStation 4 launch title Basement Crawl. The game is described as a cross between Bomberman and Spy vs. Spy. Little information has been released beyond the expected release date that will coincide with the PlayStation 4 launch window.
In the mean time, Bloober Team has released a few terrifying pieces of artwork for Basement Crawl in time for Halloween. The art depicts a murderous teddy bear and its blindfolded owner and an evil clown baby. More information about Basement Crawl, including details about the game,screenshots, and teaser trailers, will be released in the coming days.
People who have already pre-ordered Football manager 2014 from certain participating retailers are now eligible to begin playing the beta version of the game which, starting today, has officially opened. Had you pre-ordered it already you should be able to grab yourself the beta game through Steam but, don’t freak out yet, if you haven’t pre-ordered it everything is fine because you can pre-order your game now and still get your hands on the beta version.
Just as a general yet small warning: Remember that this IS a beta, a beta that isn’t entirely finished so you can expect a few small bugs and what not. A great deal of the game are likely to be tweaked and changed, for the better of course, throughout the beta process but it’s still fully-playable and is said to feature not only the main career mode but also the Football Manager Classic mode. What is great about this beta is that a career that has already been started within it can be transfered over to the full game upon release so you don’t have to restart your career you can just carry on from where you left off in the beta.
Football Manager 2014, released by Sega, is set for release on the 31st of October and the beta game will run from today all the way up until a week after the official game release which should be on the 4th of November, further details can be seen here.
Arena of War is a turn-based, 3D, battle-RPG mobile game that sends players on perilous quests through the Forgotten Realms. As a proven fearless champion, the player is called upon to fight for the gods of good during the Sundering, a historic event in the Realms that will reshape both heaven and earth and shift the balance of good and evil.
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Tiburico De la Carcova (Head of DeNA’s Vancouver and Santiago studios) said:
“Arena of War is an epic and imaginative experience and we could not be more honoured to be partnering with Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro to launch the first ever free-to-play mobile Dungeons & Dragons game. Our development team worked side-by-side with Wizards of the Coast to build a game both long-time fans of the leading RPG franchise and action-adventure game players new to the brand will enjoy playing.”
Players build an adventuring party to enlist on their quests in Arena of War. By inviting friends to join a questing party, players can vanquish enemies and take on tougher challenges and bosses together. Each quest provides heroes with a variety of challenges for which some players, depending on character class, will have an advantage. The arena itself is also dynamic, filled with deadly traps that can be used against a player’s enemy or result in their own demise.
Nathan Stewart (brand director for Dungeons & Dragons, Wizards of the Coast) said:
“Wizards is committed to working with the best partners to bring great digital D&D experiences to our fans, Arena of War creates a great mobile experience in the Forgotten Realms and pits players against our legendary monsters to fight for the Realms in the current Sundering storyline.”
Arena of War is available now for free on the App Store, with an Android release coming soon. Players receive an alert when the game is available for Android as well as upgrade their character by obtaining the free Ultra Rare Power CAUSE FEAR by visiting the official site. Check out the screenshots below and prepare for some dungeons and maybe a dragon or two.
Video game crossovers happen to be one of my favourite things in life, crossovers in general actually and it’s the icing on the cake to see big franchises come together to create something special. Games like Final Fantasy’s Dissidia and more recent titles like Project X Zone have proven to us that JRPGs are just as good at making or being in a crossover title than any other genre, which brings me to my next point: Apparently three of the JRPG world’s “big wigs” have, somewhat, talked out crossing over the Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Tales franchises into one huge crossover game to end all crossover games.
Hideo Baba: “If you can do it, then by all means!”
Yosuke Saito: “Shall we? We can start right away.”
Hideo Baba: “How about Toriyama’s first Tales game?
Shinji Hashimoto: “If Toriyama is okay with it, then we’re okay with it. As long as we stay true to the world view, I think Horii would be okay with it, too. How about Kosuke Fujishima draws for Final Fantasy, and Tetsuya Nomura does Dragon Quest?
Hideo Baba: “I’m pretty sure Fujishima would do it.”
Yes this is true, Hideo Baba (Tales Producer), Yosuke Saito (Dragon Quest Producer) and Shinji Hashimoto (Final Fantasy Producer) have all spoken about the possibility of this though becoming reality and while it doesn’t seem like the conversation was TOO long and while they didn’t get into TOO much detail I’d still like to believe that, really, nothing is stopping them from making this happen. I, for one, pray that this happens because even though I’m not a big fan of these games I know a lot of people out there would love to get their hands on something of this majesty. Here’s to you, JRPG fans!
